30 Nov Rise to the Occasion for Women’s Leadership
At the current rate, it will take 134 years to close the gender leadership gap, meaning that we won’t see gender parity in leadership within our lifetimes. So many of...
08 Nov Investing in Women through Education: Wedu and The Social Investment Consultancy Partner to Expand Income Sharing Agreements in Asia
This new strategic partnership will advance gender equality by providing accessible education financing to women across South and Southeast Asia. We are thrilled to announce that Wedu and The Social Investment...
01 Nov Join our Giving Circles – Learn how you can support the movement for Gender Equality
At Wedu, we envision a world where half of all leaders are women. In the past 12 years, we’ve empowered 5,000 women through mentorship, leadership training, and education funding—creating a...
07 Oct Rani Pramesti Joins Wedu as the New Executive Director
Today, Wedu announces that Rani Pramesti has joined Wedu as the new Executive Director, effective September 2, 2024. Rani takes over from Claire Naylor-Trein, who served as Wedu Executive Director from...
04 Oct What it Takes to Amplify Women’s Leadership
Wedu envisions a world where half of all leaders are women, and over the past 12 years, we’ve empowered more than 1,500 ambitious women to break barriers and inspire change...
27 Nov Rising Star Kumudini David is on a mission to “enable, empower, enrich” others through vocal mastery. Her advocacy helps change the lives of survivors of abuse. How does she do it?
On Women’s Entrepreneurs’ Day, Wedu caught up with Rising Kumudini David from Sri Lanka. Kumudini is the founder and CEO of Voice with Kumu, where she teaches a diverse range...
24 Nov Diversity and inclusion is gaining momentum in Japan. Rising Star Yu Shinagawa is championing that.
On the occasion of Women’s Entrepreneurs’ Day, Wedu caught up with Yu Shinagawa, the Founder and CEO of An-Nahal and a Rising Star at Wedu. She is on a mission...
23 Oct Meet the all-women research team of dBIAS LAB
As Wedu charts the course for its second decade of impact in closing the gender leadership gap, we are fortunate to have collaborated with mission-aligned partners like dBIAS LAB. Founded...
18 Oct Voices of Change: Young Southeast Asian women leaders launch the YSEALI Women’s Declaration for Environmental Progress
Watch the Declaration's launch video here. Southeast Asia stands as one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change. Extensive research underscores the disproportionate risks women face, who often find...
29 Sep Rising Star Visal, a Cambodian Peaceworker, is on a mission to make peacebuilding inclusive
“Peace is not only a noble vision for humanity. Peace is a call to action,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered his message for the International Day of Peace 2023. As...